The Indiana State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis) 1868-1895, 1887-07-20
Twelve Persons Burned to Dsath and Ninety
Others Seriously Injured.
Mel, Women and Children Caught in the
Debris and Roasted 10 Daath.
An investigation to be Made In Regard
to the Cause of the Accident
Scenes at the Wreck.

follows: Mrs. h. Sm1thers and child; Mrs.
S. Frame and child; s. G. Zealand and
child; Mrs. j. Boyle and three children
Engineer Donnelly and Herman Ponsford,
who died this morning from his injuries.
Mrs. s. G. Zealand is probably fatally
injured. In addition to those already
reported are the following: Mrs. McGin-
mis-, badly burned and ankle sprained;
Mrs. Unrow, cut on face and burned; Al
derman Cochran, both hands singed; A.
Musselman, neck burned; Mr.. Mckinney,
instep bruised and bone of foot broke; d.
NJ. Nichols, hand severely burned; Samuel
Bowlley fireman, hands burned Conductor
Mattlock, bands burned r. Sanders, hands
burned; II. Smith, bruised and burned;
w. Calcott, hands, face and arms .scalded;
F. Queen, head, wrist and neck burned;
Orinel Wood, badly bruised, hand,
back, neck and sholder burned;
Oscar Allen, wrists and hands
scorched; w. F. Martin. badly burned
about hand and face; T. Comfort, both
hands burned while trying to save Herman
POnsford; Perry Van Houghton, Michigan
Central engineer, both hands burned; T.
L. Hoyt, of the Michigan Central railroad,
both hands burned; Alexander Austin,
engineer of the Grand Trunk road, shout
der dislocated; fireman Thomas Robinson,
badly burned about the head; John Nc.
Leod, face and hands scorched; Harry
Bevis, Legs burned L. Bennett, both hands
burned; fireman VIM. Foote, badly burned
about face and hands; Mr.. Gardner, badly
injured in the shoulder and side; Mr.. Pref
lyman, run over by hose reel and hurt
about the thigh, side and arms; Superin-
tent Albert Hutson, Of the 81. Thom-
as Cemetery Improvement, hands
badly burned; L. Ferguson, burn
ed about the head and
bruised; Blacksmith Forbes, of the Mich
igan Central road, burned about the face
and hands; J. H. Mccall, run over by a
horse; one Of his legs was broken and he
was also burned about the head and body;
Mr.. Blumfelt and Miss Clarke knocked
down from the force of the explosion, and
both were severely bruised and slightly
burned; Mrs. Baines, of London, badly
burned; Jno. Mcclellan, burned on back of
neck and head; VIM. Reith, arm severely
burned and otherwise scorched; VIM.
Joyce. engineer of Grand Trunk road, Sc
verely burned on back and hands; U. s.
Consul Allen Francis, was run over by a
hose cart and seriously injured about the
head; Ed. Moore, hands and face scorched;
the seven year old daughter of VIM. LETTERS
severely burned about hands and face;
Nelson Godsley, blacksmith, burned on
face and head; Dugol6 Sinclair, both ears
burned; Thomas Doherty, printer in Jour
nal Office, hands, ear and neck badly
burned; Mr.. Newcomb, badly burned
about neck and ears; w. H. Donaldson,
ears and neck scorched; Robert + 'gar, Air
Line fireman, hands burned; A. Chudley,
shoemaker, badly bruised By being run
over by hose reel; Mrs. Arthur McKin-
mis-, scorchsd sbout hands and face George
and frankie Galley were on Railway
street at the time of the explosion. The
clothing of both lads took fire, and it is
feared that they were fatally burned, their
faces, hands and bodies bling terribly
scorched before their clothing could be ex.
tlnguishe6.
little BOY named Whitse /, was severe
ly burned. Deputy Regizte. CLARK was
badly burned about the neck and other.
wise hut. W. W. Disher, in endeavoring
TO escape at the time OF the explosion
tripped and fell, severely cutting one OF
his legs. J. W. Mckay, fruit dealer, re.
celved severe cut in the knee. Barney
Reece, fireman, was badly burned about
the neck and back. VIM. Barclay, fireman,
was scalded about the back and chin and
badly bruised. VIM. Morris, fireman, was
badly burned about the hands and back.
James Foley, fireman, was severely burned
all over the body. VIM. Palmerston,
superintendent of the st. Thomas street
railway, was struck by plank and thrown
twenty feet. He was severely burned
about head. Miss Alice Cabot, side oil
face scratched. Dan McMicheep, feet and
legs badly burned. James Barry, feet aud
legs badly burned. Mrs. William E. Ho-
garth was struck and run over by hose
reel, and received bad cut in the eye and
left leg and was badly bruised. Mr.. Fair.
brother, badly burned on the neck
Charles Crowley, ears and back burned
his vest was burned from his back
George Ackermort, both hands and neck
scorched.
Mr.. Gray, hands burned; Hiram Buck
hands severely scorched; Claude Nc
Cready, both hands nDged; Thos. D1idle,
hands and head burned; John Heard
hands and face burned; Fred Daggett
hands very badly burned; @. Weller, head
and ears scorched. The Injuries OF Charles
Drake and P. Reath. very severe; Mrs
Ella Mitchells, face severely scorch
ed; William Morris, fire.
man, hands and ears scorched: DR.
W. E. Smith, right leg severely bruised;
Alexander Stewart was blown twenty feet
and had his shoulder dislocated. VIM
Trott, hands cut and chafed In removing
bodies the cuts were cauterizsd; Mrs
Gordsn, badly burned about the head and
shoulder; Mrs John King had her left lee
bruised severely in the wreck. She was 9
passenger on the front car; Mrs. 7, l.
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